Deposition of Leonard Chichester

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1095
Leonard Chichester late of the towne of Wicklow in the County of Wicklow gent beinge duely sworne vpon his Corporall oath saith that about the middle of the moneth of November last past one Richard Quin Art mc Shane <A> Maurice Goe of Wicklow aforesaid with diuerse other of theire Confederates with force & Armes Robbed & dispossessed this deponent of the goods & Chattles hereafter mencioned (vizt) the said Rebells dispossessed this deponent of the benefitt of 6 houses in wickloe with the grounds therevnto belonginge which yeelded this deponent 7 li. per annum or thereaboutes over & aboue the rents reserved on this deponent which leases Continued for 17 yeeres then vnexpired or thereaboutes which estate this deponent esteemed worth 50 li. or thereabouts which he conceiveth when peace is settled will not be worth his rent And this deponent farther said that the said Rebells & theire Confederates then Robbed this deponent of soe much houshold goods att wickloe aforesaid as was well worth 30 li. sterling And this deponent farther satisfy saith that hee hath lost of debts due vnto him by persons now in Rebellion the sume of 33 li. & vpwards (vizt) from Dudley mc Shane of Bullenleah in the said County of Wicklow the summe of 3 li. from George <B> Story & William Holliwood of Miltowne in the said County of Wicklow the summe of x li. & from Edmond Roch of Killahally in the County of Corke gent the sume of xx li. And this deponent farther saith that hee hath lost by one Thomas Plaisteed who is disabled by meanes of the said Rebellion to pay this deponent as hee verily thincketh the summe of viij li. All which debtes this deponent verily thincketh hee shall loose Soe as the whole losses which this deponent hath receiued by meanes of the said Rebellion amounteth vnto the summe of one hundred & thirteene twentie one pounds sterling.
Leo: Chichester
Jur Aug: 23: 1642
Joh Watson:
Will: Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

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1096

Wickloe 51
Leonard Chichester Jur
3 23o Augusti 1642
Intw Cf
15 No
5 No